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Hi everyone, I haven't been able to find other posts about this, since I don't know how to call it what I am searching for..The thing is this: In my Primavera P6 I have different workorders. In Excel I have a nice list of 120 workorders that I want t...

Mar 5, 2019

Netpoint

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Hi Just want to ask if there is anybody expert to use Netpoint or can share us your experience.

Mar 5, 2019

Updating a MPX file

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I would like to update not add to an MPX file that is already been imported into P6.  The drop-down menu doesn't give me the opportunity to update the existing file.  Is there a way to update the project without replacing it.

Mar 5, 2019

Maximum delay of a project in a Month

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Dear all please correct me if I am wrong...The maximum delay of a project in a month (even the site is closed for one month also ) is 30 days only. 

Mar 6, 2019

PMP or CEP or Other?

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My new job is going to pay for a certification for me. I am an FEL-level TIC estimator and have been so primarily for about 7 years. Prior to that I have been a construction and a design project manager for both owner and engineering firms for about ...

Mar 6, 2019

Change lag from hours to days

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Is there a quick way to change the lag in predecessors and successors to show in days rather than hours? I've exported from P6 and the lag appears as hours instead of days.  Thanks

Mar 6, 2019

Create a summary duration without scheduling tasks???

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Hi,I am looking for some sort of way to create a summary line item that calculates the duration of the tasks below it...i.e i have 50 sub tasks, each taking 1 day each...so i want the summary to say 50 days...and after 3 tasks are done, i want the su...

Mar 7, 2019

How to create different Critical Path

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hi everybody,  I would like to do 2 critical path in the same schedule, for 2 different unit in the same plant , how is possible to apply on P6 ? thanks in advanceAndrea  

Mar 7, 2019

How to create different Critical Path

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hi everybody,  I would like to do 2 critical path in the same schedule, for 2 different unit in the same plant , how is possible to apply on P6 ? thanks in advanceAndrea  

Mar 7, 2019

Daily reports

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I have a question about the production of the daily reports, who has the responsability to produce this document and who is responsable of the distribution during the realization of the project.

Mar 7, 2019

Interview presentation - help please

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Hi I have been shortlisted to attend an interview for a project manager position next week. Part of the recruitment process includes a presentation on the following - "If I asked you to invent a new language,how would you go about it?" I have a few i...

Mar 8, 2019

Project duration not reflecting overall original duration

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In the screen shot below, i have applied 7 days work week for project duration activity, start miletone and finish milestone , for all other its 6 days work week calender. On the overall summary level original duration is '959 days' , even though act...

Mar 9, 2019

Primavera P6 - Physical completion % question - I am a beginner

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  This is a simple schedule that I have made and I am required to update this schedule every month which is 22 Jan 19.Please refer to my figure 1 for a simple of this schedule[[wysiwyg_imageupload:6606:]]Now i press the F9 function - scheduling after...

Mar 11, 2019

Project changes tasks start time

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Hello!I'm trying to create project by importing data from xml-file. Almost everything is working fine, I get required resources and tasks? but when I click on task information - ok , all my tasks start dates are changed.I guess, the question is not p...

Mar 11, 2019

Problem on EPPM: Application Blocked by Java

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Hello Colleagues,I'm using P6 R8.2 Client-Server Based Version. I got a problem when I tried to use EPPM web based as shown in the picture below. This never happen before I updated version of internet browser and Java Application which I can't rememb...

Mar 12, 2019

Lag and Original Duration

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I need to have an excel spreadsheet that lists all activities original duraion as well as lags.I've tried numerous was of P6 exporting to excel, filtering/formatting within P6 to copy and paste in excel, but am unable to find a way to get both the or...

Mar 12, 2019

Lag and Original Duration

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I need to have an excel spreadsheet that lists all activities original duraion as well as lags.I've tried numerous was of P6 exporting to excel, filtering/formatting within P6 to copy and paste in excel, but am unable to find a way to get both the or...

Mar 12, 2019

Report - Manhours Planned Vs Actual

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Hello Everyone, I have made a resource loaded schedule. I am looking for report which can Show me Planned Manhours (As per Basline) and Earner Manhours (After Updating the Schedule) and Remianing Manhours (After Updating the Schedule) in Time Distrib...

Mar 13, 2019

WBS not in correct hierarchy order after MSP import

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Hi all,I am currently collecting vendor plans which are mostly in MSP. I have have saved them as a XML and imported them into P6. However, for some reason the WBS heirarchy is being reordered in P6 which is effecting the activities view.For example i...

Mar 13, 2019

Document company processes in a form of Project Schedule

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Dear all, I just would like to check one idea with you. I am looking for a good way to document internal company processes. The traditional way to do such thing - create some flow chart with additional description. My experience though is that it doe...

Mar 13, 2019